Collaborative Editing In Conferences

Abstract

A device connected to a conference receives an indication of collaborative editing of a document by conference participants of the conference. The device generates a user interface associated with the conference. The device facilitates opening of the document in the user interface through interaction with a document service that manages the document. The device receives an indication to terminate the collaborative editing. In response to the indication to terminate the collaborative editing, the device closes the user interface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a device connected to a conference, an indication of collaborative editing of a document by conference participants of the conference;   generating, by the device, a user interface associated with the conference;   facilitating, by the device, opening of the document in the user interface through interaction with a document service that manages the document;   receiving, by the device, an indication to terminate the collaborative editing; and   in response to the indication to terminate the collaborative editing, closing, by the device, the user interface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication of the collaborative editing includes data specifying the document. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 presenting, by the device, the user interface within a tab of a conferencing software.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the device, a first input to associate an editing permission with one of the conference participants;   receiving, by the device, a second input to associate a reviewing permission with another conference participant of the conference participants; and   transmitting one or more requests to the document service to associate the editing permission with the of the conference participants and the reviewing permission with the another conference participant of the conference participants.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 retrieving, by the device, a list of available documents for the collaborative editing from the document service, wherein the list of the available documents includes the document; and   receiving, by the device, a selection of the document from the list of the available documents.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 authenticating an identity of at least one of the conference participants associated with the device prior to facilitating to the opening of the document.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the document service is a cloud-based platform. 
     
     
         8 . A device, comprising:
 a memory; and   a processor, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
 receive, by the device connected to a conference, an indication of collaborative editing of a document by conference participants of the conference; 
 generate, by the device, a user interface associated with the conference; 
 facilitate, by the device, opening of the document in the user interface through interaction with a document service that manages the document; 
 receive, by the device, an indication to terminate the collaborative editing; and 
 in response to the indication to terminate the collaborative editing, close, by the device, the user interface. 
   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:
 retrieve from the document service a list of available documents; and   output, on a display of the device, the list of the available documents.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:
 display a list of document services including the document service; and   receive a selection of the document service from the list of the document services.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the user interface provides respective indications of the conference participants editing the document. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:
 alternate, in response to user interface inputs, between a first user interface displaying a list of the conference participants and a second user interface associated with the collaborative editing of the document.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:
 provide a go-to-window user interface control, wherein the go-to-window user interface control, when invoked, causes the processor to bring forward an application window corresponding to a shared document on a display of the device.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:
 receive a first input to associate an editing permission with one of the conference participants; and   transmit a request to the document service to associate the editing permission with the one of the conference participants.   
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein the document service is a cloud-based platform. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
 receiving, by a device connected to a conference, an indication of collaborative editing of a document by conference participants of the conference;   generating, by the device, a user interface associated with the conference;   facilitating, by the device, opening of the document in the user interface through interaction with a document service that manages the document;   receiving, by the device, an indication to terminate the collaborative editing; and   in response to the indication to terminate the collaborative editing, closing, by the device, the user interface.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the document service is one of Google Docs, Microsoft Office Online, or Dropbox Paper. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein facilitating, by the device, the opening of the document in the user interface through an interaction with the document service that manages the document comprises:
 creating a container object within the user interface associated with a client conferencing software; and   rendering the document in the container object.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 providing a first user interface control that, when invoked, causes a display of a list of the conference participants; and   providing a second user interface control that, when invoked, causes a display of the document.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 displaying a shared document within a tab of a tabbed user interface associated with the conference.